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Praying for cure

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Praying for cure

Date1/6/1982

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Stuparyk, Michael (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Praying for cure: Luzia and Armando Fernandez, of Scarborough, are hoping their daughter. Elizabeth, 13, can be cured of a rare skin disease by Romanian doctor Pavel Kozak, who is credited with curing others. The family is to arrive in West Germany today, where Kozak's clinic is located.

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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

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Photographs

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026760F

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